Arrest made in young CHOP doctor's murder

A Philadelphia Police crime scene unit officer walks down the 1700 block of Naudain Street in Center City where a woman was found burned to death in her basement Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in Philadelphia. A Levittown man has been taken into custody and charged with her murder. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Inquirer, Ron Tarver)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An arrest has been made in the slaying of a young doctor found bound and burned inside her downtown Philadelphia home.

Police spokeswoman Officer Tanya Little said Thursday morning that a person was in custody. Authorities did not immediately release details on the charges being filed or the person’s name but neighbors of the suspect in Levittown identified him as a 37-year-old exterminator to 6ABC (http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8965078)

The burning body of 35-year-old Melissa Ketunuti was found in her basement Monday afternoon, with her ankles and wrists bound. Police said the second-year infectious diseases fellow and researcher at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia had been strangled.

Her body was discovered by her dog walker

The police department said it will be releasing updated information on the case Thursday in a press conference at 11 a.m.

Investigators had been viewing surveillance video from security cameras near Ketunuti’s home to see if she was being followed.